REGISTRATION for the 2015 Regional Durban Business Fair, which will be held in three regions of eThekwini, is now opened for exhibitors.
Deputy mayor and chairperson of the Economic Development and Planning Committee in eThekwini, Nomvuzo Shabalala, urges all small businesses to take advantage of this newly revived initiative as it aims to expose and develop businesses at grassroots level.
“Regional Durban Business Fairs will enable us as the City to facilitate broader participation in the programme. The Durban Business Fair is an important vehicle used by the City to drive business development and to create a vibrant and self-sustainable business sector. This is an opportunity for businesses within these regions to showcase their goods and services in order to access new markets and conclude business deals with potential buyers,” said Shabalala.
Shabalala added that the Regional Durban Business Fair will not just provide emerging entrepreneurs with the opportunity to promote their businesses but they will include the two days Business Indaba which will afford them a networking platform to interact with well established businesses, development agencies and funding institutions which will be on site and addressing them on various tactics towards owning a sustainable and successfully business.
Registration fee is R100 for small businesses. The deadline for registrations and payments for the inner and outer west region is 7 April, for the south region it will be 11 May and for the north region, 8 June.
For bookings, businesses can contact Nomondli Sithole on 031 837 0619, 081 529 0602 or email: businessfair@sibuzegroup.co.za for the inner and outer west region, Mabuyi Mkhize on 031 829 6460 or email: infoa@lomes.co.za for the south region, and Thando Gumbi on 031 564 2273, 072 718 4845 or email: magumbimarketing@tiscali.co.za for the north region.
